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CalPERS to Beef up West Coast Apartment Portfolio with Two New Commitments Totaling $732MM
By Jon Peterson As interest in West Coast housing properties continues, institutional-grade investors are looking for ways to increase their footprint across the coastal...
PropTech: “Tinder for Real Estate” Platform Torii Gains Traction as Housing Market Evolves
By Meghan Hall The housing market saw an explosion of activity this past year, and both buyers and realtors are looking for ways...
Security Properties Buys 76-Unit Apartment Complex in Newcastle for $26.7MM
By Catherine Sweeney After last trading hands in 2017, the 76-unit Tria Apartments in Newcastle has a new owner. According to King County...
Washington State Investment Board Awards New $500MM Allocation to Calzada Capital, Which Invests Across the West Coast
By Jon Peterson Washington State Investment Board has approved a new $500 million allocation to Chicago-based Calzada Capital Partners LLC to invest in real...
Essex and SWIB Form Apartment JV with $660MM of Buying Power
By Jon Peterson San Mateo-based Essex Properties Trust and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board has formed a new apartment investment joint venture that...
JLL Announces Acquisition of Building Operations Tech Company Building Engines for $300MM
Acquisition to expand reach and extend open ecosystem of advanced property management platform for real estate investors and operators CHICAGO, Oct. 21, 2021 – JLL...
WeWork, BowX Acquisition Corp. Announce Closing of Business Combination to Create Publicly-Traded Flexible Space Provider
WeWork to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “WE” starting October 21, 2021Business combination that closed on...
Cityview Seeks $400MM in Commitments for Multifamily Commingled Fund
By Jon Peterson Institutional capital has been very interested in multifamily housing, and by all indications it appears that this trend will continue...
Lift Partners Raises Third Discretionary Fund with $205MM in Commitments
San Francisco, CA. (October 5th, 2021) – Lift Partners, a San Francisco-based real estate investment firm, is pleased to announce the closing of...
KKR Closes $4.3B Americas Opportunistic Real Estate Fund
(EDITOR’S NOTE: According to sources familiar with the fund, KKR will be investing in several markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle...
Tech Evolution–Finally–Hits Construction Sector at Scale
By Meghan Hall McCarthy is one of the largest--and one of the oldest--construction firms in the nation. The company began more than 150...
